The first table below looks at the demand for Software Engineering skills in IT jobs advertised for the Northamptonshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Engineering over the 3 months to 23 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Processes & Methodologies category for the Northamptonshire region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Engineering
Rank 37 25 48
Rank change year-on-year
-12 +23
Permanent jobs citing Software Engineering 30 55 31
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Northamptonshire 4.552% 7.208% 3.804%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.186% 9.228% 5.299%
Number of salaries quoted 27 54 30
Average salary £32,500 £27,000 £30,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+20.37% -10.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £19,000 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £38,500 £37,500 £40,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-1.31% +1.33%
All Processes & Methodologies
Northamptonshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
485 596 585
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Northamptonshire 73.60% 78.11% 71.78%
Number of salaries quoted 404 552 537
Average salary £39,000 £37,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+4.00% +7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,000 £24,000 £26,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Software Engineering
East Midlands

Software Engineering
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Software Engineering across the Northamptonshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Northamptonshire Software Engineering Jobs Demand Trend

Software Engineering
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Software Engineering across the Northamptonshire region.

Northamptonshire Software Engineering Salary Trend

Software Engineering
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Engineering across the Northamptonshire region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

Northamptonshire Software Engineering Salary Histogram

Software Engineering
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineering within the Northamptonshire region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Northampton -18 26 £32,500 +20.37%
Software Engineering
East Midlands

Software Engineering
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Northamptonshire region citing Software Engineering also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Software Engineering.

1 37 (78.72%) SQL
2 35 (74.47%) OOD
3 33 (70.21%) OOP
3 33 (70.21%) Agile Software Development
4 32 (68.09%) Scrum
5 31 (65.96%) Java
6 29 (61.70%) C#
6 29 (61.70%) .NET
7 26 (55.32%) OO
8 20 (42.55%) JUnit
8 20 (42.55%) TDD
8 20 (42.55%) Java EE
8 20 (42.55%) Selenium
8 20 (42.55%) FitNesse
9 17 (36.17%) JavaScript
10 16 (34.04%) Web Development
11 11 (23.40%) HTML
12 10 (21.28%) T-SQL
12 10 (21.28%) ASP.NET
12 10 (21.28%) SQL Server
12 10 (21.28%) CSS
12 10 (21.28%) Extreme Programming
12 10 (21.28%) WinForms
12 10 (21.28%) MVC
12 10 (21.28%) jQuery
12 10 (21.28%) ASP.NET MVC
12 10 (21.28%) HTML5
12 10 (21.28%) CSS3
13 9 (19.15%) Computer Science
13 9 (19.15%) C

Software Engineering
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Northamptonshire region citing Software Engineering also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Software Engineering. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 29 (61.70%) .NET
2 20 (42.55%) Java EE
3 11 (23.40%) HTML
4 10 (21.28%) ASP.NET
4 10 (21.28%) CSS
4 10 (21.28%) WinForms
4 10 (21.28%) jQuery
4 10 (21.28%) ASP.NET MVC
4 10 (21.28%) HTML5
4 10 (21.28%) CSS3
5 7 (14.89%) J2EE
6 6 (12.77%) JSP
6 6 (12.77%) Servlets
6 6 (12.77%) EJB
7 4 (8.511%) Java SE
8 1 (2.128%) Boost C++ Libraries
8 1 (2.128%) Middleware
8 1 (2.128%) Hibernate
8 1 (2.128%) Spring
8 1 (2.128%) STL
Application Platforms
1 1 (2.128%) Apache
1 1 (2.128%) Tomcat
Applications
1 1 (2.128%) MS Excel
1 1 (2.128%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.128%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (21.28%) SQL Server
2 1 (2.128%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 20 (42.55%) JUnit
1 20 (42.55%) Selenium
1 20 (42.55%) FitNesse
2 4 (8.511%) NetBeans
2 4 (8.511%) Subversion
2 4 (8.511%) Git (software)
General
1 3 (6.383%) Automotive
2 2 (4.255%) Manufacturing
2 2 (4.255%) Electronics
3 1 (2.128%) Retail
3 1 (2.128%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 28 (59.57%) Software Engineer
2 17 (36.17%) Developer
3 13 (27.66%) Senior Software Engineer
4 7 (14.89%) Graduate
4 7 (14.89%) Java Developer
5 5 (10.64%) Software Developer
5 5 (10.64%) Senior .NET Developer
5 5 (10.64%) .NET Developer
5 5 (10.64%) Senior Developer
6 3 (6.383%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 1 (2.128%) Graduate Software Engineer
7 1 (2.128%) Java/J2EE Developer
7 1 (2.128%) Senior IT Manager
7 1 (2.128%) Middleware Engineer
7 1 (2.128%) Engineering Manager
7 1 (2.128%) Support Analyst
7 1 (2.128%) Senior Systems Engineer
7 1 (2.128%) Analyst
7 1 (2.128%) IT Manager
7 1 (2.128%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 9 (19.15%) Computer Science
2 6 (12.77%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 3 (6.383%) Linux
2 1 (2.128%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (74.47%) OOD
2 33 (70.21%) OOP
2 33 (70.21%) Agile Software Development
3 32 (68.09%) Scrum
4 26 (55.32%) OO
5 20 (42.55%) TDD
6 16 (34.04%) Web Development
7 10 (21.28%) Extreme Programming
7 10 (21.28%) MVC
8 2 (4.255%) Time Management
9 1 (2.128%) Continuous Improvement
9 1 (2.128%) Validation
9 1 (2.128%) Automated Testing
9 1 (2.128%) Software Testing
9 1 (2.128%) Requirements Analysis
9 1 (2.128%) E-Commerce
9 1 (2.128%) UML
Programming Languages
1 37 (78.72%) SQL
2 31 (65.96%) Java
3 29 (61.70%) C#
4 17 (36.17%) JavaScript
5 10 (21.28%) T-SQL
6 9 (19.15%) C
7 3 (6.383%) C++
8 2 (4.255%) Embedded C
9 1 (2.128%) Python
9 1 (2.128%) PHP
Qualifications
1 4 (8.511%) Degree
2 1 (2.128%) SCJA
2 1 (2.128%) Sun Certification
2 1 (2.128%) SCJP
2 1 (2.128%) SCJD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.255%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 7 (14.89%) Oracle
2 1 (2.128%) Microsoft
2 1 (2.128%) Sun
Northamptonshire
On top of utilising and strengthening you exposure to C#, ASP.Net, SQL Server it will also give you experience in engaging and communicating with your clients to...
ISL
Salary: £18000 - £22000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
Northampton, Northamptonshire
An excellent planner and communicator with a good knowledge of OOP, OOD, Procedural programming or SQL, it's also important that you have an understanding of Fitnesse, Selenium,...
Emponics Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + bonus + bens
Posted: 21 May 2013
Northampton, Northamptonshire
A leader, planner and communicator with a good knowledge of OOP, OOD, Procedural programming and SQL, it's also important that you're up to speed with all...
Emponics Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £42000 per annum + bonus+ health+ pension
Posted: 21 May 2013